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    <title>Election 2026</title>
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    <description>Alabama voters go to the polls on Nov. 3 for statewide elections. They'll also vote for U.S. Representatives and one U.S. Senator in addition to local offices.</description>
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      <title>Tuberville says ‘law and order’ will be a top priority if elected governor</title>
      <link>https://www.wbhm.org/local-news/2026-10-16/tuberville-says-law-and-order-will-be-a-top-priority-if-elected-governor</link>
      <description>In a business-oriented speech to the Birmingham Rotary Club Wednesday, Tuberville outlined what he would do as governor.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:23:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Andrew Yeager</dc:creator>
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      <title>What you need to know for November’s election in Alabama</title>
      <link>https://www.wbhm.org/local-news/2026-10-12/what-you-need-to-know-for-novembers-election-in-alabama</link>
      <description>Races, polling information, a sample ballot — we've got your round-up.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Trump stumps for candidates in deep red Alabama and says he'll be back again next week</title>
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      <description>With just weeks before elections, Trump urged his supporters to back Republicans including Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who is running for Alabama governor.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Sophie Bates and Jill Colvin, Associated Press</dc:creator>
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      <title>Trump said he would campaign in midterm battlegrounds. He'll be in deep red Alabama instead</title>
      <link>https://www.wbhm.org/local-news/2026-09-27/trump-said-he-would-campaign-in-midterm-battlegrounds-hell-be-in-deep-red-alabama-instead</link>
      <description>Trump is sure to draw crowds to the venues. But the rallies are another sign of the uphill fight that his party faces as they pour cash into red states once considered safe.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Jill Colvin and Kim Chandler, Associated Press</dc:creator>
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      <title>November matchup set for Alabama US House district Republicans redrew in effort to keep majority</title>
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      <description>Democratic Rep. Shomari Figures will face state Rep. Rhett Marques, who won the GOP nomination for the 2nd Congressional District in Tuesday’s special primary election.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:04:34 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Kim Chandler, Associated Press</dc:creator>
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      <title>2026 Alabama special congressional primary results</title>
      <link>https://www.wbhm.org/local-news/2026-08-11/2026-alabama-special-congressional-primary-results</link>
      <description>Alabama voters in four congressional districts selected nominees for the U.S. House Tuesday. We've got numbers from the 1st, 2nd, 6th and 7th Districts.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Associated Press</dc:creator>
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      <title>Republicans pick nominee as they work to flip a Alabama US House district they redrew</title>
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      <description>Six Republicans are competing in a special primary election Tuesday to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures in November. Figures remains confident despite his district's redrawn boundaries.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:37:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Kim Chandler, Associated Press</dc:creator>
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      <title>Some Alabama voters will go to the polls next week. Here's what you need to know</title>
      <link>https://www.wbhm.org/local-news/2026-08-04/some-alabama-voters-will-go-to-the-polls-next-week-heres-what-you-need-to-know</link>
      <description>Alabama will hold a special primary election in four congressional districts on Tuesday, Aug. 11. Two of those districts cover the Birmingham area.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:54:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Andrew Gelderman</dc:creator>
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      <title>Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Tuberville's eligibility to run for Alabama governor</title>
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      <description>A Montgomery County circuit judge said Thursday that she did not have the authority to decide the dispute. The lawsuit argued that Tuberville does not meet the seven-year residency requirement.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:40:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Kim Chandler, Associated Press</dc:creator>
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      <title>Here’s why Democrat Doug Jones believes he will be Alabama’s next governor</title>
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      <description>Doug Jones is the only Democrat to win statewide office in Alabama in almost 20 years. Now he’s running for governor and believes the time is right for another victory.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:28:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.wbhm.org/local-news/2026-06-24/heres-why-democrat-doug-jones-believes-he-will-be-alabamas-next-governor</guid>
      <dc:creator>Richard Banks</dc:creator>
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